Thread: DC power distribution systems

Such a system helps reduce power con¬sumption as conversion from AC to DC occurs only once at the main input to the building. The DC is fed directly to the servers and it also keeps the battery charged.



DC-powered servers don't have power supplies built-in but these are provisioned for elsewhere in the infrastructure. Using DC supply does away with the need for ex¬tra conversion. But this technology is suitable only for large data centers and there are not too many experienced peo¬ple out there to handle such systems.